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Then said Elkanah her husband to her,
Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart
grieved? am not I better to
thee than ten sons?
“
Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so
grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
So
Hannah rose up after
they had eaten in
Shiloh, and after
they had
drunk. Now
Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of
the temple of
the LORD.
So after
they had finished eating and drinking in
Shiloh,
Hannah stood up. Now
Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by
the doorpost of
the temple of
the LORD.
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto
the LORD, and
wept sore.
In her bitter distress,
Hannah prayed to
the LORD and
wept with many tears.
And she
vowed a
vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou
wilt indeed look on
the affliction of thine
handmaid, and remember me, and not
forget thine
handmaid, but
wilt give unto thine
handmaid a man child,
then I will give him unto
the LORD all
the days of his life, and
there shall no
razor come upon his head.
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before
the LORD, that
Eli marked her mouth.
As
Hannah kept on praying before
the LORD,
Eli watched her mouth.
Now
Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard:
therefore Eli thought she had been
drunken.
Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So
Eli thought she was
drunk And
Eli said unto her, How long
wilt thou be
drunken? put away thy wine from
thee.
and said to her, “How long will you be
drunk? Put away your wine!”
And
Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have
drunken neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before
the LORD.
“No, my lord,”
Hannah replied. “I am a woman
oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before
the LORD.
Count not thine
handmaid for a daughter of
Belial: for out of
the abundance of my
complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of
the depth of my
anguish and grief.”
Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and
the God of Israel grant
thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
“Go in peace,”
Eli replied, “and may
the God of Israel grant
the petition you have asked of Him.”
And she said, Let thine
handmaid find grace in thy sight. So
the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more
sad.
“May your
maidservant find favor with you,” said
Hannah.
Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face was no longer
downcast.
And
they rose up in
the morning early, and worshipped before
the LORD, and returned, and came to
their house to
Ramah: and Elkanah knew
Hannah his wife; and
the LORD remembered her.
The next morning Elkanah and
Hannah got up early to bow in worship before
the LORD, and
then returned home to
Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife
Hannah, and
the LORD remembered her.
Wherefore it came to pass, when
the time was come about after
Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of
the LORD.
So in
the course of time,
Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from
the LORD.”
And
the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto
the LORD
the yearly sacrifice, and his
vow.
Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make
the annual sacrifice to
the LORD and to
fulfill his
vow,
But
Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until
the child be
weaned, and
then I will bring him, that he may appear before
the LORD, and
there abide for ever.
but
Hannah did not go. “After
the boy is
weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before
the LORD and to stay
there permanently.”
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth
thee good;
tarry until thou have
weaned him; only
the LORD establish his word. So
the woman abode, and gave her son
suck until she
weaned him.
“Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have
weaned him. Only may
the LORD
confirm His word.” So
Hannah stayed and
nursed her son until she had
weaned him.
And when she had
weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one
ephah of flour, and a
bottle of wine, and brought him unto
the house of
the LORD in
Shiloh: and
the child was young.
Once she had
weaned him,
Hannah took
the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an
ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though
the boy was still young, she brought him to
the house of
the LORD at
Shiloh.
And when
they had slaughtered
the bull,
they brought
the boy to
Eli.
And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
“Please, my lord,” said
Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am
the woman who stood here beside you praying to
the LORD.
For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
I now
dedicate the boy to
the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to
the LORD.” So
they worshiped
the LORD
there.
And
Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in
the LORD, mine horn is
exalted in
the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I
rejoice in thy salvation.
At that time
Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in
the LORD in whom my horn is
exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I
rejoice in Your salvation.
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not
arrogancy come out of your mouth: for
the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are
weighed.
Do not
boast so proudly, or let
arrogance come from your mouth, for
the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are
weighed.
The bows of
the mighty men are broken, and
they that
stumbled are
girded with strength.
The bows of
the mighty are broken, but
the feeble are
equipped with strength.
They that were full have
hired out
themselves for bread; and
they that were
hungry ceased: so that
the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
The well-fed
hire themselves out for food, but
the starving hunger no more.
The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away.
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to
Sheol and raises up.
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
He raiseth up
the poor out of
the dust, and lifteth up
the beggar from
the dunghill, to set
them among princes, and to make
them inherit the throne of glory: for
the pillars of
the earth are
the LORD’S, and he hath set
the world upon
them.
He raises
the poor from
the dust and lifts
the needy from
the ash
heap. He seats
them among princes and bestows on
them a throne of honor. For
the foundations of
the earth are
the LORD’s, and upon
them He has set
the world.
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
The adversaries of
the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he
thunder upon
them:
the LORD shall judge
the ends of
the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and
exalt the horn of his
anointed.
Those who
oppose the LORD will be
shattered. He will
thunder from heaven against
them.
The LORD will judge
the ends of
the earth and will give power to His king. He will
exalt the horn of His
anointed.”
And Elkanah went to
Ramah to his house. And
the child did minister unto
the LORD before
Eli the priest.
Then Elkanah went home to
Ramah, but
the boy began ministering to
the LORD before
Eli the priest.
Now
the sons of
Eli were sons of
Belial;
they knew not
the LORD.
Now
the sons of
Eli were wicked men;
they had no regard for
the LORD
And
the priest’s custom with
the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice,
the priest’s servant came, while
the flesh was in
seething, with a
fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
or for
the custom of
the priests with
the people. When any man offered a sacrifice,
the servant of
the priest would come with a three-
pronged meat
fork while
the meat was boiling
And he struck it into
the pan, or
kettle, or
caldron, or pot; all that
the fleshhook brought up
the priest took for himself. So
they did in
Shiloh unto all
the Israelites that came thither.
and
plunge it into
the pan or
kettle or cauldron or
cooking pot. And
the priest would claim for himself whatever
the meat
fork brought up. This is how
they treated all
the Israelites who came to
Shiloh.
Also before
they burnt
the fat,
the priest’s servant came, and said to
the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to
roast for
the priest; for he will not have
sodden flesh of
thee, but raw.
Even before
the fat was burned,
the servant of
the priest would come and say to
the man who was sacrificing, “Give
the priest some meat to
roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
And if any man said unto him, Let
them not fail to burn
the fat presently, and
then take as much as thy soul desireth;
then he would answer him,
Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”
Wherefore
the sin of
the young men was very great before
the LORD: for men
abhorred the offering of
the LORD.
Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
But Samuel ministered before
the LORD, being a child,
girded with a linen
ephod.
Now Samuel was ministering before
the LORD—a boy wearing a linen
ephod.
Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Each year his mother would make him a little
robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer
the annual sacrifice.
And
Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said,
The LORD give
thee seed of this woman for
the loan which is lent to
the LORD. And
they went unto
their own home.
And
Eli would
bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May
the LORD give you children by this woman in place of
the one she dedicated to
the LORD.”
Then they would go home.
And
the LORD visited
Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And
the child Samuel grew before
the LORD.
So
the LORD attended to
Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile,
the boy Samuel grew up in
the presence of
the LORD.
Now
Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how
they lay with
the women that assembled at
the door of
the tabernacle of
the congregation.
Now
Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how
they were sleeping with
the women who served at
the entrance to
the Tent of Meeting.
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
“Why are you doing
these things?”
Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all
these people.
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make
the LORD’S people to
transgress.
No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear
circulating among
the LORD’s people.
If one man sin against another,
the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against
the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding
they hearkened not unto
the voice of
their father, because
the LORD would
slay them.
If a man sins against another man, God can
intercede for him; but if a man sins against
the LORD, who can
intercede for him?” But
they would not
listen to
their father, since
the LORD intended to put
them to death.
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
And
the boy Samuel continued to grow in
stature and in favor with
the LORD and with man.
And
there came a man of God unto
Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith
the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto
the house of thy father, when
they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
Then a man of God came to
Eli and told him, “This is what
the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly
reveal Myself to your father’s house when
they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house?
And did I choose him out of all
the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an
ephod before me? and did I give unto
the house of thy father all
the offerings made by fire of
the children of Israel?
And out of all
the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an
ephod in My presence. I also gave to
the house of your father all
the offerings of
the Israelites made by fire.
Wherefore
kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my
habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make
yourselves fat with
the chiefest of all
the offerings of Israel my people?
Why
then do you
kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by
fattening yourselves with
the best of all
the offerings of My people Israel.’
Wherefore
the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and
the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now
the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for
them that honour me I will honour, and
they that
despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Therefore,
the LORD,
the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and
the house of your father would walk before Me
forever. But now
the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who
despise Me will be
disdained.
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no older man will be left in your house.
And thou shalt see an enemy in my
habitation, in all
the wealth which God shall give Israel: and
there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
You will see distress in My dwelling place.
Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age.
And
the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to
consume thine eyes, and to
grieve thine heart: and all
the increase of thine house shall die in
the flower of
their age.
And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will
grieve. All your descendants will die by
the sword of men.
And this shall be a sign unto
thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on
Hophni and
Phinehas; in one day
they shall die both of
them.
And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons
Hophni and
Phinehas:
They will both die on
the same day.
And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine
anointed for ever.
Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an
enduring house, and he will walk before My
anointed one for all time.
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and
crouch to him for a piece of silver and a
morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray
thee, into one of
the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
And
everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a
morsel of bread,
pleading, “Please
appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’”
And
the child Samuel ministered unto
the LORD before
Eli. And
the word of
the LORD was precious in those days;
there was no open vision.
And
the boy Samuel ministered to
the LORD before
Eli. Now in those days
the word of
the LORD was rare and visions were
scarce.
And
ere the lamp of God went out in
the temple of
the LORD, where
the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
Before
the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in
the temple of
the LORD, where
the ark of God was
located.
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
And
the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to
Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou
didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
Once again
the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to
Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,”
Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.
And
the LORD called Samuel again
the third time. And he arose and went to
Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou
didst call me. And
Eli perceived that
the LORD had called
the child.
Once again, for
the third time,
the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to
Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.”
Then Eli realized that it was
the LORD who was calling
the boy.
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call
thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
“Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is
listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
Then the LORD came and stood
there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is
listening.”
And
the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both
the ears of every one that heareth it shall
tingle.
Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which
the ears of all who hear it will
tingle.
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for
the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made
themselves vile, and he restrained
them not.
I told him that I would judge his house
forever for
the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons
blasphemed God and he did not restrain
them.
And
therefore I have
sworn unto
the house of
Eli, that
the iniquity of
Eli’s house shall not be
purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
Therefore I have
sworn to
the house of
Eli, ‘
The iniquity of
Eli’s house shall never be
atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”
And Samuel lay until
the morning, and opened
the doors of
the house of
the LORD. And Samuel feared to
shew Eli the vision.
Samuel lay down until
the morning;
then he opened
the doors of
the house of
the LORD. He was afraid to tell
Eli the vision,
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
but
Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.
And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
“What was
the message He gave you?”
Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God
punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”
And Samuel told him every
whit, and
hid nothing from him. And he said, It is
the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is
the LORD,” replied
Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
And all Israel from
Dan even to Beer-
sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of
the LORD.
So all Israel from
Dan to
Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of
the LORD.
And
the LORD appeared again in
Shiloh: for
the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in
Shiloh by
the word of
the LORD.
And
the LORD continued to appear at
Shiloh, because
there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
Thus
the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now
the Israelites went out to meet
the Philistines in battle and camped at
Ebenezer, while
the Philistines camped at Aphek.
And
the Philistines put
themselves in
array against Israel: and when
they joined battle, Israel was
smitten before
the Philistines: and
they slew of
the army in
the field about four thousand men.
The Philistines
arrayed themselves against Israel, and as
the battle spread, Israel was defeated by
the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on
the battlefield.
And when
the people were come into
the camp,
the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath
the LORD
smitten us to day before
the Philistines? Let us
fetch the ark of
the covenant of
the LORD out of
Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of
the hand of our enemies.
When
the troops returned to
the camp,
the elders of Israel asked, “Why has
the LORD brought defeat on us before
the Philistines
today? Let us bring
the ark of
the covenant of
the LORD from
Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from
the hand of our enemies.”
So
the people sent to
Shiloh, that
they might bring from
thence the ark of
the covenant of
the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between
the cherubims: and
the two sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were
there with
the ark of
the covenant of God.
So
the people sent men to
Shiloh, and
they brought back
the ark of
the covenant of
the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between
the cherubim. And
the two sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were
there with
the ark of
the covenant of God.
And when
the ark of
the covenant of
the LORD came into
the camp, all Israel
shouted with a great
shout, so that
the earth
rang again.
When
the ark of
the covenant of
the LORD entered
the camp, all
the Israelites raised such a great
shout that it
shook the ground.
And when
the Philistines heard
the noise of
the shout,
they said, What meaneth
the noise of this great
shout in
the camp of
the Hebrews? And
they understood that
the ark of
the LORD was come into
the camp.
On hearing
the noise of
the shout,
the Philistines asked, “What is this loud
shouting in
the camp of
the Hebrews?” And when
they realized that
the ark of
the LORD had entered
the camp,
And
the Philistines were afraid, for
they said, God is come into
the camp. And
they said,
Woe unto us! for
there hath not been such a thing
heretofore.
the Philistines were afraid. “
The gods have entered
their camp!”
they said. “
Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of
the hand of
these mighty Gods?
these are
the Gods that
smote the Egyptians with all
the plagues in
the wilderness.
Woe to us! Who will deliver us from
the hand of
these mighty gods?
These are
the gods who struck
the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in
the wilderness.
Be strong, and
quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto
the Hebrews, as
they have been to you:
quit yourselves like men, and fight.
Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”
And
the Philistines fought, and Israel was
smitten, and
they fled every man into his tent: and
there was a very great slaughter; for
there fell of Israel thirty thousand
footmen.
So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
And
the ark of God was taken; and
the two sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were slain.
And
there ran a man of Benjamin out of
the army, and came to
Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
That same day a
Benjamite ran from
the battle line all
the way to
Shiloh, with his clothes
torn and
dirt on his head.
And when he came, lo,
Eli sat upon a seat by
the wayside watching: for his heart
trembled for
the ark of God. And when
the man came into
the city, and told it, all
the city
cried out.
When he arrived,
there was
Eli, sitting on his chair beside
the road and watching, because his heart
trembled for
the ark of God. When
the man entered
the city to give a report,
the whole city
cried out.
And when
Eli heard
the noise of
the crying, he said, What meaneth
the noise of this
tumult? And
the man came in
hastily, and told
Eli.
And
the man said unto
Eli, I am he that came out of
the army, and I fled to day out of
the army. And he said, What is
there done, my son?
“I have just come from
the battle,”
the man said to
Eli. “I fled from
there today.” “What happened, my son?”
Eli asked.
And
the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before
the Philistines, and
there hath been also a great slaughter among
the people, and thy two sons also,
Hophni and
Phinehas, are dead, and
the ark of God is taken.
The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before
the Philistines, and
there has been a great slaughter among
the people. Your two sons,
Hophni and
Phinehas, are both dead, and
the ark of God has been captured.”
And it came to pass, when he made mention of
the ark of God, that he fell from off
the seat backward by
the side of
the gate, and his neck
brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
As soon as
the ark of God was mentioned,
Eli fell backward from his chair by
the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And
Eli had judged Israel forty years.
And his daughter in law,
Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard
the tidings that
the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and
travailed; for her pains came upon her.
Now
Eli’s daughter-in-law,
the wife of
Phinehas, was
pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard
the news of
the capture of God’s ark and
the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she
collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.
And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
As she was dying,
the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not
respond or pay any
heed.
And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.
And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
“The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”
And
the Philistines took
the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto
Ashdod.
After
the Philistines had captured
the ark of God,
they took it from
Ebenezer to
Ashdod,
When
the Philistines took
the ark of God,
they brought it into
the house of
Dagon, and set it by
Dagon.
carried it into
the temple of
Dagon, and set it beside his statue.
And when
they of
Ashdod arose early on
the morrow, behold,
Dagon was fallen upon his face to
the earth before
the ark of
the LORD. And
they took
Dagon, and set him in his place again.
When
the people of
Ashdod got up early
the next morning,
there was
Dagon, fallen on his face before
the ark of
the LORD. So
they took
Dagon and returned him to his place.
And when
they arose early on
the morrow morning, behold,
Dagon was fallen upon his face to
the ground before
the ark of
the LORD; and
the head of
Dagon and both
the palms of his hands were cut off upon
the threshold; only
the stump of
Dagon was left to him.
But when
they got up early
the next morning,
there was
Dagon, fallen on his face before
the ark of
the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on
the threshold. Only
the torso remained.
